Hawthorne Valley is one of the farms we profiled in The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook. We caught up with executive director Martin Ping on a phone call to hear how the community is dealing with the current disruption. Hawthorne Valley is more than a working farm, though food production is at the crux of the organization's mission. The 900-acre biodynamic farm in Ghent, NY, in the Hudson Valley, ...
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Featured Farm: Square Roots Farm
We've been revisiting some of the farmers profiled in The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook (out May 19!) and sharing their stories on this site. As everywhere, farms in the Berkshires are facing new challenges in light of sheltering in place. Here's how the family behind Square Roots Farm has risen to the occasion. It's a sunny April day in Berkshire County, and a perfect excuse to take a leisurely ...
Featured Farm: Sky View Farm
Buying fresh, local food has never been more important—besides being delicious and more nutritious, it will help sustain your local family farms. Joining a CSA is one way to do that. Plus you'll get to know the farmers and see where your food comes from. Read on for a profile of one family farm with a meat CSA (and raw milk) in the Berkshires. Amelia and Will Conklin own Sky View Farm, located in ...